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                    [Title] => DDB turns over P6 million for Dagupan City rehab center
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There’s now hope for drug dependents with the construction of the stalled Drug Rehabilitation Center here expected to push through following the release of an initial P6 million from the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Tuesday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096897 [AuthorName] => Eva Visperas [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 291109 [Title] => 2 million Pinoy workers now hooked on drugs [Summary] => At least two million Filipino workers are now hooked on illegal drugs and the number of drug users in the workplace is still growing rapidly, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said yesterday.

Labor Undersecretary Manuel Imson said based on data reaching DOLE, about 30 percent of the recorded 6.7 million drug users nationwide are young, educated workers.

Citing data from the National Statistics Office, Imson said the typical Filipino drug user is 25 years old, single, employed, lives in an urban area and has an average monthly income of P4,726.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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